Condo Manager Charged in $186,445 Kickback Scheme That Stalled Building Repairs

Miami-Dade prosecutors arrested the property manager and a contractor at the 288-unit Venetian Gardens condo in Hialeah, Florida, alleging the two ran a $186,445 kickback scheme — with the payments disguised as loans — that drained the association's funds.

While the scheme was running, residents say needed repairs stalled. The case was independently reported the same week by several South Florida outlets, including a follow-up on residents 'pleading for help,' and lands amid a broader run of Florida HOA and condo-manager fraud cases in 2026.